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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-16

The head Of the procession. led by a Gordon of
mounted police, reached the City Hall, at Broad
and Market streets at 1l:40 The crowd was
immense at this point that the police had great
difficulty in driving them back. The street was,
however, cleared in time to prevent stoppage
of the moving pageant, which proceeded around
the west side of the City Hall and on past the
grand reviewing stand at Walnut street
The monster civic and industrial parade,
illustrating the Advancement of industrial arts
and sciences during the past century, it is be-
ieved fairly eclipsed anything of the kind ever
known. There in line 300 floats each
bearing a representation of some particular
branch of industry, II, 900 men, 900 horses and
100 bands of music AT the head of the column
rode Col. A. Louden Snowden chief marshal,
and his staff of fifty aids, standard bearer and
two trumpeters. Directly behind them, and
leading the column itself, was the United States
Marine Band. followed by grand banner repre-
senting Columbia pointing to the past with one
hand and with the other to the present, the
former being represented by old implements
and conditions, the latter by those of to-day, in
dcatipg progress. The banner typified the
demonstration and drawn a car by six
horses. The display from this point was divided
into twenty three divisions, each being under
the charge and supervision of assistant
marshal and several aids. The honor of
to the Patriotic Order of the Sons
of America. who presented beautiful display.
1t was headed by a gayly- decorated wagon bear
ing banners with notices emblematic of the
order. Following this float came a band aud
several tablesux floats. typical of events
during the revolution, and representing the diff
ferent nations which made up Americas popu-
lation, IL native costumes: beautiful temple,
handsomely decorated, with thirty-eight ladies
at the portal, representing the States of the
Union, "Unce Sam the Goddess of Liberty in
costume, and float on which stood representa-
tions OF the school-h houses of century
and those of to-day. surrounded by school
children. The remainder of this division
WAS made mp of the national and State officers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

Cabul, Abdurrahman's capital, and also at
Herat. Serious defeats would be very disas-
trous to the present Ameer. Ayoob Khan
whom the English drove from the throne of
Afghanstan, yet lives at Teheran, in Persia,
while large party of the Afghans
long for his return. The Russians too, are
not disinclined to make Ayoob their tool.
So it happens that the obscure reyolts in
Central Asia are having the effect to reopen
the Afghan question. Encouraged by them
Russia is avoiding final settlement of the
frontier dispute. hoping to seize a favorable
opportunity for gaining a lodgment in
Afghanistan England in turn is growing
uneasy in India, and Herat is being fortified
under the direction Of English engineers.
The revolt furnishes the excuse, but it is
said that the redoubts are built to keep off
the Russians as well as the Ghilzais
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

The fight for the China tea trade promises
to be very lively now that the Canadian Pa
ciic have their line Of steamers running he
tween China and Vancouver. 1t is said,
however, that the American lines will not
suffer unless the Canadian Pacific get faster
steamers than they have at present.
The Occidental and Oriental Steamship COM
pany have ordered the voyage between Yoko-
hama and San Francisco shortened two days.
Immediately on landing at San Franciso
the teas are rushed east on special trains,
making the time from Shanghai to New
York in twenty-eight days. Allowing eight
days for crossing the Atlantic, the journey
from Shanghai to Liverpool will be accom-
plished in thirty-six days. This is eight days
faster than the quickest time by the Suez
Canal route. The Canadian Pacific, which
will be the great rival of our tea route
through the United States, is not yet in DO
sition to attempt to break any records. Now
that the st. Lawrence is open it has through
line Of its own from Montreal to Liverpool.
But not until the line is completed through
the northern part Of our State will the Cana
dian Pacific be really able to make its best
time between Shanghai and Liverpool.
Then, perhaps, we may have the spectacle of
hemispherical races from China to England
over the State of Maine Short Line. In those
times Mt Katahdin will be in Just the posi-
ton for the grand stand.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07
The Afghans Again.

Afghanistan has ceased for a long time to
monopolize any share of the worlds at
tentlon. current of exciting and mo-
mentous events has almost swept from mem
DRY the Afghan Frontier Commission and
the Ameer Abdurrahman Kahn. Yet they
both still exist, and they are both in serious
trouble that may at almost any time precipi-
tate war scare of the first magnitude. The
Russian and English members Of the from
tier commission have disagreed about the
possession of Maruchak, a frontier hamlet.
Of which the world knows or cares but little
The English want Maruehak to remain with
the Afghans, and the Russians want it them
selves. This is the square issue over which
the commission have been wrangling for
some time. But there are other conditions
which are complicating the situation and
which may furnish Russia her opportunity
for seizing Herat and possibly for dethron-
ing the present Ameer. They at
least explain the readiness of Rus
STA to keep the question open. For
some time there have been rumors of an
extensive revolt among the Ghilzais, pow
erful tribe who own the Ameer's authority
but do not like to pay taxes to his exchequer.
Inc Ameers government, while absolute in
IS d by the independent
spirit and power Of the great tribes like the
Ghilzai and Shinwarri. The reign of former
Ameers has consisted in little more than a
loose suzerainty over these tribes But Alb
durrahman, either from masterful DISPOSE
tion or from a conviction that only DIV weld
ing the tribes into a united Afghanistan can
he save his country from Russia and Eng
land, has determined to bring these tribes
completely under his rule. His first step
toward this has been the assessment and
collection Of pretty heavy taxes, such taxes
as the tribes never dreamed of paying
under Ayoob or the other Ameers
The Ghilzais have refused to pay these taxes
the first revolt occurring last autumn. Some
slight successes of the Ameer's troops Sc
cured quiet for the winter. but with the be-
ginning of spring the trouble broke out
anew. Abdurrahman, so the English III
India declare, has well-armed and drilled
army, regularly paid, and his lieutenants
~~e all personally attached to his fortunes.
rhaps this fact has led him to overestl-
tie his ability to collect the taxes. Ger
My it is evident from what disconnected
ports come from Central Asia, that the
Ameer's forces have met with reyerses and
that there is a state of considerable alarm at
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Annie Maxwell, an American girl, has
made great hit as Lady Jane" in spa
thence" at Vienna
General Meade's grave is marked with
plain white marble headstone bearing the
inscription, He did his work Dravely and
he is at rest"
Richard r. Quay, Oldest son of Senator
Quay, is making his entry into politics. bay-
ing just been elected delegate to the Re-
publican State convention of Pennsylvania
lie is about 26 years old.
In Albany the cottonwood tree is consid-
cred such public nuisance that an ordi-
nance imposes penalty of $40 upon any
person who plants or maintains or fails to
remove any shrub or tree Of the species.
birds nest found on roof near the
United States Mint in Washington was
beautifully lined with gold The parent
bird had carried off gold dust in its feathers
and shaken them out in its tiny home.
The Germans are training dogs to do out
post duty in the army and to perform all
sorts of military services. In addition to
the canine contingent the Prussians are mo-
Dllizing lot of hawks for the capture Of the
French carrier pigeons.
According to the Independent an absent
minded Pittsburg preacher remarked in
eulogy from his pulpit one Sunday, that
death loves mining shark" Thereupon
four stock brokers and man with brother
in Colorado got up and left the sacred build
ing.
The Saturday Review mentions, as a curl
GUS fact connected with the Buffalo Bill
show, that an extensive republication is 60
ing on in England Of Fennimore Cooper's
novels, st SEEMS" it says, ''as if everybody
who has paid visit to the Wild West at
Earle's Court must forthwith form the ac-
quaintance of the The Last of the Mohi-
cans Misunderstanding and The Pathfind-
er.'
When Patti made her debut in 1859, she
was distinguished in the world Of art as the
American prima donna. There was no 9th
er American singer of note. The list has
swelled to this: Albini, Thursby, Hauk,
Juch, Van Zandt, Nevada, L'Allemand, En-
gel, Nordca, DOtti Anita Alameda, Emma
Abbott Hastreiter, Annie Louise Carey IRE
tired, but not f0rgOtten), Seguin, Davis, and
half hundred lesser people
A Washington correspondent writes that
host Of confident young people in the Dis
trlct and in the adjacent counties in Mary
land and Virginia undertook to celebrate the
nrst anniversary of the Presidents wedding
by taking out licences on their own account
LOT june =; More marriage licenses were is
sued Tor Thursday than tor any other day
Within period q ten years, and an inter
eStlng TACT IS that many OF the applicants
were colored
The new insurance commissioner for Mas
sachusetts is Major George S. Merrill, pro-
prietor Of the Lawrence American, veteran
of the war, ex-department commander and
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE IDEA OF THE PURITANs.

THE IDEA OF THE PURITANs.
Lynn Bee.l
A new high school building now may OBJ
yiate the necessity of a new police station
twenty years from now.
TANIMRNY's SKIES.
IBrooklyn Union and Standard
Tammany last night passed resolutions in
favor of Sunday beer. Tammany is also IN
favor of daily whiskey.
AN AMERICAN TRAIT.
rLondon Times
Americans put up with great deal which
they do not like by the aid of certain ca
pacity for taking humorous view, which
they possess in a much larger measure than
ourselves; but point exists at which they
consider the joke has gone quite far enough,
and when that point is reached they stamp
out the nuisance with a degree of energy
which is found very surprising and diseon-
certing by the people who thought they were
having things all their own way.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

1t is disquieting to know that the general
III feeling over the Irish question will be az
grayated by an unfriendly performance of
nature. Day by day the agricultural situa-
tion of ireland has grown worse. The flax.
hay, the cereals and-above all-the potato
crop are seriously threatened with partial or
complete failure. This will make the farms
worth less and the demands for the payment
of rent CORRESPONDENCE distasteful.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

Perhaps the fishermen can give some rea-
son why it would not be practicable to equip
their dories with small supplies of food and
water. Tho poor men whose sufferings
were told in yesterdays dispatches would
have received sustenance and courage from
little bread and water, and would never
have been driven to the traits of trying to
drink their own blood. Nothing is more
common than for fishermen to be lost in
their dories; and the results of these adven-
lures on the stormy Banks, or even on the
coast of Maine, of which there was one per
ilous example last week, are always danger
GUS and often fatal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

Mr.. Blake, the great Liberal statesman of
Canada. has been forced to retire temporari-
ly from the leadership of his party, on ac-
count of poor health brought about by a too
close application to political duties. The
leadership of his party in the Dominion
House of Commons will not devolve upon
lieutenant, as we should expect, but upon an
Advisory Committee.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

Captain Eads is dead, but the project of
building the big ship railway across the 18TH
mus of Tehuantepec yet survives. Col.
James b. Andrews, of Allegheny City, Penn
Sylvania, an engineer who is said to COM
mand the entire confidence of the Pennsyl-
vania millionaires who are backing the
scheme, will be his successor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

If the pensioners of the Rev. w. C.
Stiles, of Pittsfeld, N. H., do not vote him a
vacation forthwith they will deserve very
little more consideration than the benighted
eannibals, who ate the Rev. Dir. Reid in Cen
trail Africa, the missionary, of whose melan-
death the news has Just reached this country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 7.

We do not read anonymous letters and eommu-
nicatons. The name and address Of the writer
are In all cases Indispensable not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

ex-commander-n-chie G. A. r., major of
the First battalion of light artillery, M. V.
publican State committee. He is one Of the
most popular men in the State, and, as he is
a good practical business man, he will prob
ably make an excellent insurance coElmis-
Eioner
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

Chief Justice Mcdonald, of the Halifax
Admiralty Court, is showing himself an Of
fensive partisan.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

The Thistle. has at last won race.
Hitherto she has been beaten with great
regularity, the trouble in former races SEEM
ing to be her inability to carry top sails very
long after her competitors begin to be dis
tanced. Even under lower sail she main
tanned very satisfactory position, although
her competitors were carrying every stitch
of canvas. II is to be observed, also, that in
the other races the Thistle has failed to win,
not from lack of speed, but from over eau
tious or apparently clumsy management.
Whether this awkwardness was intended or
not it is Impossible to say 1t is safe to say,
however, that when the Thistle gets into the
races for the Americas cup Oh this side she
will be sailed for all she is worth. And
American yachtsmen will not be deceived by
present appearances into relaxing their efs
forts to meet the Thistle with a better boat
and better sailing master.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07
A most exasperatipga accident has happened
to great tap. uizseh gun which the government

most exasperatipg accident has happened
to.Q great tsas sseh gun which the government
- b64fding at the Washington navy yard.
In these days the building of gun is some-
thing more than the turning of molten iron
or brass into hole in pile of sand. A gun
is built with the same or greater care than is
expended upon the building of a ship. To
make the largest guns used in modern war
fare requires months, and even years. Mis-
takes and accidents are expensive. The ten
inch gun is one Of the largest pieces of ord
nance ever attempted in the Washington
yard. A large bar is used to carry the tool
that finishes the bore of the gun. This bar
has broken about midway in the gun. At
first it was thought that it conld not be
drawn out without spelling the whole gun !;
but later reports speak of the prospect of saw
ing it as more hopeful. Uncle Sam is better
able to stand the loss than private con-
tractor would be; nevertheless we have too
few heavy cannon to be able to meet with
such loss without feeling it. The new
steel cruisers are coming along now, and
must be armed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07
ANNUAL MEETINGS.

International Telegraph Co.
THE Annual Meeting OF the International Tele-
Il graph Co. will be holden at the office OF
Brown " JoSselyn, 211 Commercial street, Port
laud, Me-, on Tuesday, June 7th, at 3 O'Clock p.
m, for the choice Of directors and for any other
legal business. A. ID. BROWN Clerk.
Portland, Me-, May 20, 1887. my27d1ws
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07
ANNUAL Meeting.

The Annual Meeting Of the Stockhold-
ers OF the Seamless Shoe Crimping Com
pany will be held at the Office OF the
Company, In this city, ON Wednesday,
June ), at p. m.
C. ID. LIYERM0RE, Clerk.
Portland, Me-, June /, 1887. ie2d1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-07

Maine Medical Association.
FIIHE Thirty-ffth Annual Meeting of this Assoc
IL alton viii be held az City Building, Portland
June Ia, Is and 10, 1887.
my26d3w CHAS. ID. SMITH, NJ. o., Sec.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
THE ILL FArED SCHOONER
Proves 10 He the y. HI. EeIs-All the
Crew save One Perish.

WRLIyLEET, MASS. March 18.-The
schooner before reportedssshore at the
Nsnset Life Saving Station proves to
be the j. II. Eel, bound for North
ern port, probably coal laden. The
keeper OF the station reports here as
having passed In by there Monday
afternoon, but she was unable to
weather the cape and proceeded down
tho shore as far as Nsnset harb9r,
where she struck about two miles
eoulh OF the station. The schooner
was discovered about Q o'clock the
next morning by the keeper, Capt.
Knowles, who at once attempted to
put of in lifeboat with crew, but
the sea was 30 rough that nothing
could be done. Lie lines were then
fi,ed to the vessel from the bluffs.
Only three reached the schooner. The
crew were so exhausted that they
were unable to haul In the slack, and
the lines vera carried adrift by the
undertow and broken. nothing could
now be done and work for the night
was suspended. When morning
dawned OF the FIVE msn seen the day
before all had persisted with the ex.
ception OF two In the foretop. They
were rescued about z o'clock by q
boats crew from a tug that had ap.
peared a short time before, A tre-
mendous sea Is running, and the ves-
sci will be q total loss.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
Dr,xeI. morgan a %. = Deal.

New YORK, March 16.-Drsxsl. Nor
gan & Co. today issued circular to
the holders OF Chicago and Atlantic
securities giving the details OF their
agreement with the Erie Company.
They propose to forecloss the first
mortgage and organizs a new company
with capital stock OF $4,000, 600,
which is to be transferred to the Erie
$4,000 900 in first mortgage bonds,
and $l0,C00,000 in incomes OF the new
company will be issued, the first mort.
gags to be entitled to per cezt. for
the first five years and 5 per cent.
thereafter, guaranteed principal and
interest by the Erie CJmpany and the
incomes to be entitled to 8 per cent.
per annum, non. cumulative. For it,
claim and guaranty the Eie Company
will receive all the stock, 81, 000, 600 In
frsts and 100000 incomes. The
present first mortgage bondholders for
each $1,000 bond will receive Sl050
Ia new bonds and $3.50 in incomes.
The second mortgage bond holders
will receive $400 in new firsts for $1,000
in old seconds, and the stock $40 in in
comes for each share. Nearly all the
security holders have already signed
the agreement.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
NO PROHIBITION
For IIIinOis-rhe Proposed Amend
ment Lost.

SPRINaFTRLD, ILL, March 16.-rhe
galleries OF the House were crowded
with spectators this morning to wit
ness the action OF the House upon the
resolution to submit a prohibition
amendment at tie next general cleo.
ton. Mr., Lamont (Prohibitionist)
called the special order and delivered
a ten minute speech in favor Of the
resolution. The previous question
was moved and division called. The
motion was lost by vote of 83 nays
to 80 yeas. Mr.. Gratis, of Cook
county, offered an amendment provid-
ing fer the payment by the State Of all
damages of property destroyed or de-
prsciated by carrying out the provis-
ions OF the proposed amendment. A
motion was made to lay the amend
merit OF Crafts on the table, but was
lost by a vote Of So nays TO 81 yeas.
A substitute to the original resolution
was offered by Mr. Collins, OF Adams
county, providing for a uniform
license Of $4,000. A division was called
on the motion to table the substitute,
resulting in a vote OF 90 yeas to 40
nays. Cralts's amendment was adopt
ed by vote OF 81 yeas to 80 nays. The
main question was then ordered, and
upon roll call the proposed constitu-
tlonal amendment was bet by a vote
Of IS nays to SO yeas.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
No More Free Passes.

PHILADRLPHIA, Pa, March TO-
President Roberts, Of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Company, this afternoon
made public the following official ac-
ton taken by the Board of Directors
of the company, at a meeting held on
the h instant, relative to the issue Of
passes; This company having been
advised by the General Solicitor that
the act of Congress know as the inter-
state commerce law is intended to
prohibit the use OF interstate passes
except by officers and employees Of
railway companies, the President is,
therefore, directed to issue TO the
proper officers OF the lines embraced
in the Pennsylvania railroad system
the necessary instructions to carry
this prohibition into effect on the let
OF April next. He will also instruct
the proper officers Of railway, bridge
and ferry comp snies embraced in the
Pennsylvania railroad system that on
and after April l, 1887, they shall not
issue any passes for the free transpor.
taiion % persons or special cars from
one State into another and into the
ID strict OF Columbia, except for off .
GERS or employees Of railway comps.
mics "
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-17
Head emit of Wages for Railroad
EMPLOYEES,

NEW York, March 16.-The depu'a-
ton Of engineers representing the
employer OF the Erie road cent on
from Salamanca, met the company's
representatives in conference this
morning. Frat Vice President Eel
ton, Superintendent Thomas and Chief
Beginner Sewell received the men at
the headquarters o! the company in
this city. The men want read ust-
msnt of the rates Of pay and the abol-
ishment OF the four grades as at pres
ent existing. The men claim that a
fourth grade engineer driving pas
eenger engine has just as much re.
sponsibility as frat grade engineer,
and that grades should be abolished.
The company will not consent to this,
but is willing to meet the men
so far as to consent to re-
duction Of the number of grades
from four to three to such fur
Their adjustment as the men may
arrange between themselves without
adding to the total amount Of the pay
roll. With the object OF arranging the
details OF q settlement satisfactory to
b tn parties, the conference is being
held today. The men do not threaten
to strike, as they are paid as good
rates as engineers'on any Of the trunk
lines running out OF New York.
The conference was concluded this
evening, but no arrangement was
made for equalization Of grades. The
men will not,strike.